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Percy Howard

Male, age 71 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Apr 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On April 23, 2025, tragedy struck in Dallas, Texas, when 71-year-old Percy Howard, an elderly African American man, was fatally shot near Fair Park. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 4:25 a.m., in the 3700 block of Parry Avenue.…

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Charles Gardiner

Male, age 65 · Vancouver, Washington

Killed Apr 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

A perplexing series of events in Vancouver, Washington, culminated in the death of 54-year-old Charles Gardiner, a male who served as the interim chief of the Cowlitz Tribal Public Safety Department. On the evening of April 23, 2025, what was initially…

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Jacob Wade Smith

Male, age 17 · Daleville, Alabama

Killed Apr 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In Daleville, Alabama, on April 23, 2024, a domestic incident at a home on Woodland Drive had a fatal outcome for 17-year-old Jacob Wade Smith. The young man, who had attended Daleville High School, was shot and pronounced dead at the scene by the Dale County…

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Anthony Theodore Wagoner

Male, age 39 · Ocean View, Hawaii

Killed Apr 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

Anthony Theodore Wagoner, a 39-year-old White man, was found dead on April 23, 2024, after investigators were called to a property in the Hawai‘i Ocean View Estates subdivision in Ocean View on Hawai‘i Island. Shortly before 12:40 p.m., detectives responded…

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Aaron Nolan

Male, age 35 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Apr 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the Parkland neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, a tragedy unfolded that cut short the life of Aaron Christopher Nolan, a 35-year-old Black male. On April 23, 2024, Nolan was inside the 2 Brothers Market Plus, a local corner store, when he was shot…

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Chanterria Albert

Female, age 23 · Opelousas, Louisiana

Killed Apr 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of April 23, 2024, in Opelousas, Louisiana, 23-year-old Chanterria Albert, a Black/African American female, was fatally wounded in a shooting. The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. in the 1100 block of Park Avenue, where a barrage of…

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Gurpreet Singh Judge

Male, age 36 · Greenwood, Louisiana

Killed Apr 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In what began as a roadside dispute on a Louisiana highway, a confrontation between two men escalated, leaving one dead and the other facing a murder charge. The victim was identified as Gurpreet Singh Judge, a 36-year-old male truck driver from California.…

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Malcolm Toney

Male, age 32 · Hammond, Louisiana

Killed Apr 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

Malcolm Toney, a 32-year-old male, was fatally shot on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at the Tangi Village Apartments in Hammond, Louisiana. The incident unfolded from a physical altercation involving the suspect and Toney's brother. According to reports from the…

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Ashanti Turner

Female, age 25 · Columbus, Mississippi

Killed Apr 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In Columbus, Mississippi, the life of 25-year-old Ashanti Jade Turner, an African American female, was tragically cut short in what has been ruled a homicide. Her body was discovered on a Tuesday morning in April 2024, left in the yard of an abandoned duplex…

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Darnell Coleman

Male, age 20 · Virginia-beach, Virginia

Killed Apr 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

Darnell L. Coleman, a 20-year-old Black man, was killed in the early hours of April 23, 2024, when gunfire shattered the quiet around the Aspen Apartments in Virginia Beach. Just after 1 a.m., police were called to the complex in the area of the 700 block of…

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Michael Mendez

Male, age 34 · Bronx, New York

Killed Apr 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the Bronx, a dispute escalated into deadly violence, claiming the life of 34-year-old Michael Mendez. On the evening of April 23, 2024, an argument reportedly broke out among individuals near a bus parked on Morris Avenue and East Fordham Road. The…

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Kevin Nei

Male, age 39 · Rosemead, California

Killed Apr 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On April 23, 2024, at approximately 5:45 p.m., 39-year-old Kevin Neiman was fatally shot in the driveway of a residence located in the 3200 block of Gladys Avenue in Rosemead, California. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reported that deputies from…

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Xavier Buenrostro Meza

Male, age 21 · Lamont, California

Killed Apr 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the night of April 23, 2024, 21-year-old Xavier Buenrostro Meza was fatally shot in Lamont, California. The incident occurred around 11:15 p.m. in the 7900 block of Buena Vista Boulevard, where deputies responded to reports of a shooting victim. Upon…

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Drenesia Willis

Female, age 17 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Apr 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of April 23, 2024, a tragic incident unfolded in Dallas, Texas, resulting in the deaths of 17-year-old Drenesia Willis and her mother, 40-year-old LaNeshaia Pinkard. The events transpired at an apartment complex in the 3000 block of South…

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LaNeshaia Pinkard

Female, age 40 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Apr 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On April 23, 2024, at approximately 8:00 p.m., Dallas Police responded to a shooting incident in the 300 block of South Boulevard. Upon arrival, officers discovered two female victims inside an apartment: 17-year-old Drenesia Willis and her mother…

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Martin Hernandez Jr.

Male, age 26 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Apr 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On April 23, 2024, a tragic shooting occurred in the 2400 block of Irion Avenue in northwest Fort Worth, Texas, resulting in the deaths of two individuals. Upon arrival, officers discovered two male victims with gunshot wounds. One victim, identified as…

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Michael Augui Cantu

Male, age 24 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Apr 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On April 23, 2024, 24-year-old Michael Augui Cantu was fatally shot in Fort Worth, Texas. The incident occurred around 5:35 p.m. in the 2400 block of Irion Avenue, where officers found Cantu and another individual with gunshot wounds. Cantu was pronounced…

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Pelatiah Moore

Male, age 40 · Houston, Texas

Killed Apr 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On April 23, 2024, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Houston police officers responded to a shooting incident at an apartment complex located at 5610 Royal Palms Street. Upon arrival, they discovered 40-year-old Pelatiah Moore unresponsive, suffering from multiple…

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Ryan Colby Johnson

Male, age 25 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a spring night in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of 25-year-old Ryan Colby Johnson was tragically cut short. Gunfire erupted near a nightclub in the Smithfield area on Sunday, April 23, 2023, and when the violence subsided, Johnson had sustained fatal…

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Ryan Colby Johnson

Male, age 25 · Burmingham, Alabama

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

Ryan Colby Johnson, a 25-year-old male, tragically lost his life on April 23, 2023, in Birmingham, Alabama. The incident that led to his untimely death was a shooting that occurred in the Smithfield neighborhood, near a local nightclub. Further details…

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Uel Dejesus Guevara-perez

Male, age 38 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

Manuel DeJesus Guevara-Perez, a 38-year-old man from Orlando, Florida, died on April 23, 2023, as a result of a fatal shooting. The incident occurred in the early morning hours, around 5:30 a.m., in the area of Americana Boulevard and South Orange Blossom…

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Marcus Alan Bush

Male, age 39 · Norcross, Georgia

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the spring of 2023, a life was tragically cut short in Norcross, Georgia, following a dispute at a local gas station. Marcus Alan Bush, a 39-year-old man from Covington, was fatally shot on Sunday, April 23, 2023. The incident unfolded in the early…

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DaMonte R. Parker

Male, age 26 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 23, 2023, the life of 26-year-old male DaMonte R. Parker was tragically cut short in Indianapolis, Indiana. Born in Indianapolis on February 22, 1997, DaMonte was known to his loved ones as a dedicated young man who had built a life centered around…

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Ellis Brown

Male, age 36 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans, on the evening of April 23, 2023, a burst of gunfire shattered the night, tragically ending the life of 36-year-old Ellis Brown. Responding to a call of a man shot shortly before 9:00 p.m., New Orleans Police…

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Kevinesha McDowell

Female, age 18 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

An argument at a family gathering in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, ended in the tragic death of 18-year-old Kevinesha McDowell on April 23, 2023. The young woman, a recent mother to a two-month-old, was shot and killed, while her 27-year-old sister, Anntaesha…

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Carlos Isaac Perales

Male, age 28 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 23, 2023, 28-year-old Carlos Isaac Perales died from a gunshot wound to the chest in Cleveland, Ohio. The incident occurred on West 34th Street. Following the incident, a woman was charged with murder after allegedly fatally shooting her boyfriend in…

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Maurice Bryant

Male, age 34 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

Maurice Bryant, a 34-year-old resident of Cleveland, Ohio, was fatally shot on April 23, 2023. The incident occurred in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of the city, which has been noted for its challenges related to gun violence. Following the shooting, the…

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Said Abdi Arbo

Male, age 21 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 23, 2023, Said Abdi Arbo, a 21-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was fatally shot in an incident that occurred around 9:48 PM. Police responded to a report of a shooting at the 700 block of Wedgewood Drive and found Arbo inside a residence…

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Deshun Jackson

Male, age 40 · Kenosha, Wisconsin

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 23, 2023, the life of 40-year-old Deshun Jackson, a Black/African American man, was tragically cut short in a Kenosha, Wisconsin apartment. Kenosha police were dispatched to an apartment complex near 60th and Sheridan…

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Elias Jakob Cieslak

Male, age 17 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the evening of April 23, 2023, a 17-year-old male named Elias Jakob Cieslak was found with a gunshot wound behind a shopping center on Belair Road in Baltimore County, Maryland. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. At the…

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Devon Hoover

Male, age 53 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In a story that shook the city of Detroit, Devon A. Hoover, a respected 53-year-old male neurosurgeon, was found dead in his historic Boston-Edison home on April 23, 2023. The discovery was made during a welfare check requested by his family after he failed…

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Cyril Lowery

Male, age 34 · Dillon, South Carolina

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the quiet community of Dillon, South Carolina, the life of 34-year-old Cyril Lowery, a male resident, was tragically cut short in the spring of 2023. On the evening of April 23rd, Lowery was fatally shot inside a mobile home, sending ripples of concern and…

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Vondrico Miller

Male, age 29 · Moncks-corner, South Carolina

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the quiet town of Moncks Corner, South Carolina, a grim discovery was made on April 23, 2023. The body of 29-year-old Vondrico L. Miller, a Black male from the nearby community of Ladson, was found in a wooded area off Vantage Lane. The Berkeley County…

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Brian n Tyrone Taylor

Male, age 42 · Roanoke, Virginia

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 23, 2023, the life of Brian Tyrone Taylor, a 42-year-old Black man from Roanoke, Virginia, was tragically cut short by gun violence. The incident that led to his death unfolded in the 100 block of Campbell Avenue SE, a…

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Vernon L. Scott III

Male, age 21 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the evening of April 23, 2023, a young Black / African American man named Vernon L. Scott III, aged 21, was fatally shot in Norfolk, Virginia. The incident occurred around 9:20 p.m. in the 900 block of Bagnall Road, located in the Calvert Square area. When…

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Khalil King

Male, age 23 · Jersey City, New Jersey

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Jersey City, the calm was shattered by the sound of gunfire inside a smoke shop on Danforth Avenue. When police responded to reports of shots fired at approximately midnight on April 23, 2023, they discovered an…

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James W. Huff IV

Male, age 31 · Rochester, New York

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the spring of 2023, the life of 31-year-old James W. Huff IV, a male resident of Rochester, New York, was tragically cut short. On the night of April 23rd, as he was walking near the intersection of Webster and Parsells Avenues, he was struck by multiple…

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Divine Warner

Male, age 16 · New-kensington, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

Divine Daniel-Vestige Warner, a 16-year-old Black male from Arnold, Pennsylvania, was remembered by his mother as a generous young man with a big heart. A student at Valley Jr./Sr. High School, Divine’s life was cut short in the spring of 2023. His mother…

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Jason Steiner

Male, age 48 · Finleyville, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 23, 2023, a tragic incident unfolded in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, resulting in the death of 48-year-old Jason Steiner and critical injuries to two others. The altercation occurred around 4:13 p.m. on Siler Drive, where an argument between two…

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Miguel Vazquez Ruiz

Male, age 54 · Mohnton, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Sunday in April 2023, the quiet of U.S. Route 222 South in Brecknock Township was broken by a grim discovery. The body of a man, later identified as 54-year-old Miguel Vazquez-Ruiz of Baltimore, Maryland, was found on the…

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Olajuwon Euel Brabham

Male, age 20 · York, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the evening of April 23, 2023, at approximately 10:22 p.m., York City Police responded to reports of a shooting in the 400 block of Salem Avenue in York, Pennsylvania. Upon arrival, officers discovered 20-year-old Olajuwon Emanuel Brabham inside a…

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David Bickham

Male, age 27 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Nashville, the vibrant pulse of the Trap Up Studio, a hookah bar on Hill Avenue, was tragically silenced by gunfire. David Bickham, a 27-year-old man working as the DJ for the night, was fatally shot and died at the…

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Marvin Ray Bankston

Male, age 30 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the city of Memphis, Tennessee, a life was cut short on an unfortunate spring day. Marvin Ray Bankston, a 30-year-old male, was fatally wounded by gunfire on April 23, 2023. Remembered as a happy individual who was dedicated to his work and, most…

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Rickey Levon Johnson

Male, age 59 · Chattanooga, Tennessee

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On an evening in late April 2023, the life of Rickey Levon Johnson, a 59-year-old man from Chattanooga, Tennessee, was tragically cut short by gun violence. The incident, which unfolded on Peeples Street, resulted in the death of Johnson and another…

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Tarrell Grant

Male, age 26 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Nashville, Tennessee, the life of 26-year-old Tarrell Grant was tragically cut short. On April 23, 2023, gunfire erupted inside the Trap Up Studio, a hookah bar and lounge located on Hill Avenue. Grant sustained…

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Wendell Lamont Mitchell

Male, age 50 · Chattanooga, Tennessee

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the spring of 2023, the life of 50-year-old Wendell Lamont Mitchell, a male resident of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. On a Saturday night, what began as an ordinary evening ended in violence on West 41st Street. It was there that…

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Sincere Martin

Male, age 18 · El-cerrito, California

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 23, 2023, at approximately 4:30 p.m., 18-year-old Sincere Martin was fatally shot in the 900 block of Galvin Drive in El Cerrito, California. Emergency responders found Martin in the street with a gunshot wound and airlifted him to a trauma center…

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Wendell Lee Bott V

Male, age 20 · Fortuna, California

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 23, 2023, a tragic incident occurred in Fortuna, California, resulting in the deaths of 20-year-old Wendell Lee Bott V and his father, 45-year-old Wendell Lee Bott IV. The Fortuna Police Department responded to a report of a suspected homicide at a…

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